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Claude Fable 5 incident resolved after erroneous usage credit requirement

An incident affecting Claude Fable 5 availability across Claude.ai and Claude Code has been resolved. The issue erroneously required usage credits for Fable 5, which has been fixed. Users may need to relaunch to restore access.

Jul 17, 2026Views:0

Impact Assessment

Cost1

Reliability3

Migration1

Quality2

Compliance0

Temporary inability to select Fable 5 model; erroneous credit requirement could have caused unexpected costs for some users. Resolved with fix and monitoring.

Changes

Before

Elevated errors across Fable 5 | https://status.claude.com/incidents/g613ntyj2pwf | &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;18:48&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Monitoring&lt;/strong&gt; - We have applied a fix to resolve the erroneous requirement for usage credits on Fable 5, and are monitoring to ensure no further issues. You may need to relaunch Claude.ai or Claude Code to restore access as expected. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;18:36&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt; - We are aware of an issue preventing users from selecting Claude Fable 5 within Claude.ai, Claude Code, and other surfaces, and are working to resolve this issue. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;18:32&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Investigating&lt;/strong&gt; - We are currently investigating this issue. &lt;/p&gt;

After

Elevated errors across Fable 5 | https://status.claude.com/incidents/g613ntyj2pwf | &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;19:43&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Resolved&lt;/strong&gt; - This issue has been resolved, and Claude Fable 5 is available once again without usage credits, as expected. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;18:48&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Monitoring&lt;/strong&gt; - We have applied a fix to resolve the erroneous requirement for usage credits on Fable 5, and are monitoring to ensure no further issues. You may need to relaunch Claude.ai or Claude Code to restore access as expected. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;18:36&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Update&lt;/strong&gt; - We are aware of an issue preventing users from selecting Claude Fable 5 within Claude.ai, Claude Code, and other surfaces, and are working to resolve this issue. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt;Jul &lt;var data-var=&apos;date&apos;&gt;17&lt;/var&gt;, &lt;var data-var=&apos;time&apos;&gt;18:32&lt;/var&gt; UTC&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Investigating&lt;/strong&gt; - We are currently investigating this issue. &lt;/p&gt;

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Elevated errors across Fable 5 | https://status.claude.com/incidents/g613ntyj2pwf | <p> <small>Jul <var data-var='date'>17</var>, <var data-var='time'...

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